Fire Extinguishers

Fire
Extinguishers

Fire Extinguishers

Fire suppression systems are utilised in the extinguishment or prevention in the spread of fire in a within a building. CUBE Fire and Security fire suppression systems utilise a combination of dry chemicals and/or wet agents to suppress equipment fires

Fire Extinguishing 

Fire extinguishers are an ‘active’ fire protection device utilised for the initial management of fires in an emergency. Fire extinguishers are categorised by the substances that they contain and by the class of fire.

Class A: Solids   |   Class B: Flammable Liquals   |   Class C: Flammable Gases   |   Class D: Metals   |   Class E: Electrical Apparatus   |    Class F: Cooking Oil

Fire Extinguishers

Fire extinguishers are an ‘active’ fire protection device utilised for the initial management of fires in an emergency. Fire extinguishers are categorised by the substances that they contain and by the class of fire.

Extinguishers are rated for use against only certain kinds of fires and are identified by an ‘ABCD marking’ which indicate the classes of fire against which they can be safely operated and utilised. The following table outlines the uses for the relevant class of fire extinguisher. The following are the general classes of fire extinguishers;

Class A: SOLIDS such as paper, wood, plastic etc

Class B: FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS such as paraffin, petrol, oil, etc

Class C: FLAMMABLE GASES such as propane, butane, methane, etc

Class D: METALS such as aluminium, magnesium, titanium, etc

Class E: Fires involving ELECTRICAL APPARATUS

Class F: Cooking OIL & FAT, etc

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For further details on any of our security systems contact CUBE Fire & Security

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